Prompt
What's the best online whiteboard for brainstorming sessions with distributed product and design teams?
Latest observation
For distributed product + design brainstorming, the best all-around choice is usually Miro.
Why Miro is a strong default
- Great for structured brainstorming: sticky notes, affinity mapping, voting, templates
- Good real-time collaboration: smooth for remote workshops with many people
- Product/design friendly: user story mapping, journey maps, wireframing, flowcharts
- Mature ecosystem: integrations with Jira, Slack, Figma, Notion, etc.
- Easy to scale: works for small brainstorms and larger cross-functional sessions
Best alternatives depending on your needs
- FigJam — best if your team already lives in Figma and you want a lighter, more design-native whiteboard
- Mural — strong for facilitated workshops and enterprise collaboration; similar to Miro, often preferred by facilitators
- Whimsical — best for clean, simple diagramming and lightweight brainstorming
- Microsoft Whiteboard — okay if you're deep in Microsoft 365, but less feature-rich for product/design workshops
Quick recommendation
- Most teams: Miro
- Design-heavy teams using Figma: FigJam
- Workshop-heavy enterprise teams: Mural
If you want, I can also give you a comparison table by features, pricing, and team size.
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